Unit II of Olkaria V geothermal power plant in Kenya fully operational (News Release)
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| Olkaria (Courtesy Steam) |
The Unit II of the Olkaria V geothermal power plant is now fully operational. Italian group
Steam, one of the companies in the
SGC Geothermal consortium that worked on this project with
Gesto Energy, made the announcement. The Olkaria V geothermal plant, is one of the largest geothermal power plants currently under construction and the largest African geothermal plant.
The first unit of this plant was commissioned in July 2019 by
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), the independent power producer (IPP) developing the project in western Kenya. Both Unit 1 and 2 will supply a total of 160 MW of electricity and absorbing 500 tonnes of dry steam per hour, at temperatures of about 270 degrees Celsius.
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